PDF is an acronym for "portable document format". It's a distribution format developed by Adobe and is the most widely used format for things such as online brochures, ebooks, and other online literature. The cost of PDF editing software programs can range from a few dollars to hundreds depending upon the complexity of the tasks they perform. A great way to save on these costs is to use freeware programs. Many of these programs are surprisingly full-featured and robust and can do most, if not all, of the work their high-priced counterparts were designed for. Here are the best FREE PDF editing software programs for Windows that everyone should try.

While other PDF manipulating programs that we already covered in the past (different giveaways/promotions) are pretty good and do their job, today we are focusing only on a small number of PDF editing programs because of features that those programs has to offer without any watermarks or nag screens.

AbleWord is a very capable word processing application that can read and write most popular document formats including PDF's. It is fully featured, supporting image formatting, tables, headers & footers and includes spell checking and print preview functions. The program can read and edit Microsoft Word (doc, docx), Adobe PDF (pdf), Rich Text (rtf), Plain Text (txt), and HTML (html, htm). AbleWord very simple to install and use, it is commonly used as a PDF Editor and also for converting PDF to Word but of course it is also a great Word processor and supports most of Microsoft Word features. AbleWord is compatible with popular document formats including .DOC & .DOCX but Ableword can also open, edit and save as a PDF which makes it a very useful tool to have. Best of all it is totally free even for commercial use.

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. The newest Inkscape version can now directly import vector PDF files, and PDF export is greatly improved. Thus, Inkscape provides an easy, open source tool for editing and creating PDF documents. After you have installed the program, just import the PDF document you need and start editing it. You can delete the text, shift the text around and you can add text. Same goes for the graphics within the PDF document.

PDFMate Free PDF Converter
PDFMate Free PDF Converter is a simple, fast, and free application to convert PDF to Text documents, EPUB eBooks, images, HTML, and SWF files. It is a powerful 5-in-1 PDF conversion tool: PDF to Text Converter + PDF to EPUB Converter + PDF to Image Converter + PDF to HTML Converter + PDF to SWF Converter. PDF Converter Free is easy to use and provides batch conversion mode, which helps to convert even hundreds of PDF files at one time, quickly and effectively. You can also customize your output files concerning special requirements on hyperlinks, images, texts, etc. which makes your PDF into perfect personalized editable files. The conversion speed is fantastic and beyond imagination. However, it converts PDF accurately and the output files preserve high quality as the original. PDFMate PDF Converter is easy to use with simple and clear program interface and unlike other PDF converters is totally FREE. Truly a robust PDF solution with lots of time-saving features.

Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2013
Kingsoft Office is an office suite that offers a number of features for creating, viewing and editing personal and business documents. Kingsoft Office 2013 includes Kingsoft Writer, Kingsoft Presentation and Kingsoft Spreadsheet. These three reliable and versatile programs are perfect for both personal use at home and for professional businesses. Kingsoft Office 2013 is compatible with all of the latest Microsoft Office file formats. It will easily open, read and write documents created with Microsoft Office as well as a wide variety of other formats. Kingsoft Office has a built-in PDF creator/converter, which allows users to convert all Kingsoft files as PDF files. That means you can open, read and edit any kind of document format, as well as save documents as plain text or export to PDF format by using Kingsoft Office.

Since everyone is different with different needs, you will probably disagree with us on some of these choices. If you have a favorite Free PDF editor/converter that we haven't mentioned or just want to share what makes your FREE PDF editor of choice so great, let's hear it in the comments!